Hold! The S&P 500 has closed less than 1% higher or lower in the past 47 trading days, the longest streak since 1995.

The Dow may have fallen more than 100 points on Tuesday, but don't let that minor selloff fool you. The stock market is enjoying its longest stretch of calm since Mel Gibson battled the Brits as William Wallace in the blockbuster film "Braveheart."

Retail investors voted just 27% of their shares during proxy elections this fall.

If retail investors received a "participation" grade, they'd definitely be flunking.

A key benefit of owning shares in a company -- besides the gains or losses as the stock moves -- is the ability to vote in corporate elections. Shareholders get a voice in many key decisions, including the approval of members on the company's board of directors.

DSW, the popular discount shoe retailer that allows customers to browse through thousands of shoes warehouse style, is having anything but a Cinderella moment.

The footwear and accessories retailer dropped a bomb on investors on Wednesday, revealing shrinking sales and a diminished outlook for the rest of the year. DSW (DSW) blamed the bad news on severe weather, tumbling women's shoe sales MORE

New data released Wednesday show investors have slashed their exposure to U.S. stocks in recent weeks, choosing instead to pile into bonds or simply hold cash.

Many are still fearful of another major drop in the stock market, and they aren't sure how to read the current conditions. It's a peculiar period in the market with tumbling small-cap stocks, diminished volatility and low interest MORE

The S&P 500 climbed above the 1,900 mark on Tuesday, just 172 days after its previous milestone.

Records are falling on Wall Street faster than you can say "high-frequency trading."

After crossing over the 1,500 line in March 2000, it took the broad index a long time -- 4,790 days -- to break through the 1,600 mark, according to S&P Dow Jones Indices. That's more than 13 years! No wonder MORE

Hedge fund manager David Einhorn thinks we're in the middle of another tech stock bubble.

Some of the world's most successful hedge fund managers gathered in Manhattan on Monday to share their investing strategies on everything from the U.S. housing market to when to do business with Vladimir Putin.

Many attendees at the 19th Annual Ira Sohn Investor Conference plopped down $4,000 a piece to hear tips from these titans MORE

Matt Egan is a staff writer for CNNMoney’s markets and investing section. He covers Wall Street, hedge funds, geopolitics, emerging markets, M&A moves and cyber security. He previously worked as a senior reporter at FOXBusiness.com. Follow him on Twitter @MattMEgan5